Long-term follow-up of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> reinfection and its risk factors after initial eradication: a large-scale multicentre, prospective open cohort, observational study
Yong Xie, Conghua Song, Hong Cheng, Canxia Xu, Zhenyu Zhang, Jiangbin Wang, Lijuan Huo, Qin Du, Jianming Xu, Ye Chen, Xiaomei Zhang, Guoxin Zhang, Guibin Yang, Xiuli Zuo, Tao Guo, Ya-Pi Lu, Fen Wang, Xuehong Wang, Kun Zhuang, Shi-Yao Chen, Wenzhong Liu, Nonghua Lü, on behalf of Chinese Society of Gastroenterology, Chinese Study Group on Helicobacter pylori and Peptic Ulcer
Abstract
in China is relatively low. Patients with specific properties of ethnic groups, education level, family history, or residence location appear to be at higher risk for reinfection.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHazard ratioHelicobacter pyloriInternal medicineConfidence intervalProspective cohort studyProportional hazards modelCohort studyObservational studyDemographySociologyHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesEosinophilic EsophagitisGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes